The assasination of Shinzo Abe comes as a shock knowing how strict gun laws are in Japan and its reputation as one of the safest...

The assasination of Shinzo Abe comes as a shock knowing how strict gun laws are in Japan and its reputation as one of the safest countries in the world.
I have posed four times with Mr Abe (once in Manila [top Middle] and thrice in Tokyo) but only exchanged introductions and pleasantries because I was too low down the protocolar ladder to be bothered with aside from the souvenir photo. However, being a fly on the wall at two dinners he hosted, one for an ex-president of Indonesia and another...